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Ask NT Wright Anything

#26 Bible translations and controversies

Ask NT Wright Anything

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History, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Listeners ask questions on which Bible translations are best and Tom’s own translation of scripture ‘The Bible For Everyone’.What makes a good translation, why doesn’t Tom capitalise ‘holy spirit’, and what does he make of Pope Francis ‘changing’ the Lords’ Prayer?For the newsletter, bonus content, prize draws and to ask a question sign up at www.askntwright.com   Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast via PodBean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or RSS Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Nty Anything podcast. Hello and welcome back to the show I'm Justin Briley apologetics and theology

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editor for Premier sitting down once again with Tom Wright to ask your questions

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here on the podcast and it's brought to you by Premier in partnership with

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SBCK and NT Wright online and today's show is on your questions on Bible

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translation and the difference it makes sometimes

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depending on the way you translate certain parts of scripture. But before we get into today's show

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we've had some lovely feedback from listeners on some of our podcast platforms over on podbean

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WJ Hughes wrote great to hear Tom and Mike discussing their new book together very

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meaningful Christmas list number one for me lovely to participate in up-to-date

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listening and be aware of what NT Wright is doing now in his recent trips of the

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States has moved to Oxford keeping up with his current thinking too yes and I

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hear that trip to San Diego and elsewhere in the States publicizing the

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New Testament in its world with Mike Bird was very successful indeed.

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I hear there's been absolutely a huge reception for this new book by the way

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